Michael Cuddyer launched a three-run home run and Luke Hughes collected three
hits for the Twins, who have won nine of their last 11 games.

Matt Harrison (5-6) tossed six-plus innings in defeat for Texas, giving up two
runs -- one earned -- on five hits while striking out three and walking three.

Yorvit Torrealba drove in Beltre with an RBI single in the eighth for Texas,
which has lost five of seven.

Minnesota jumped out to an early lead with a run in its first at-bat. Ben
Revere walked to lead off the inning and advanced to second on a wild pitch.
He scored on a line-drive single to center by Hughes.

The Twins broke the game open in the seventh, plating five runs to give
Liriano a lot of breathing room -- but also a long time to sit on the bench.

Danny Valencia scored the first run of the inning on an error by Andrus and
the Twins picked up run number two on a sharp single to left by Alexi Casilla
to bring home Rene Rivera. The knockout punch came on Cuddyer's three-run home
run, his ninth of the year.

Alex Burnett spelled Liriano in the ninth, pitching a 1-2-3 inning.

Michael Young went 0-for-3 against Liriano.

"He was good, he was getting ahead in the count, which is important," Young
said. "He's got the kind of stuff where if he works ahead in the count and
keeps his pitch count down, he can go out and give his team a lot of good
innings, like he did today. We have to be better, but you never want to take
away from when another guy does his job well."

Game Notes

Young played in his 1,573rd career game for the Rangers, tying him with Rafael
Palmeiro for the franchise record...The Rangers are 13-10 in day games this
season...The Rangers are 16-11 this season against AL Central
opponents...Prior to Sunday's game, the Rangers placed catcher Mike Napoli on
the 15-day DL and recalled Taylor Teagarden from Round Rock...Harrison was
removed in the seventh after taking a line-drive off his arm...It was
Liriano's first home win of 2011.

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Yorvit Torrealba single to center scored Adrian Beltre.. Runner on first with one out and David Murphy due up.